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Travel News

Barcelona-Amsterdam: Europe's most stressful air route for flyers

The route between Barcelona El Prat and Amsterdam Schiphol tops a ranking that also lists Madrid-London Heathrow in 10th place, according to AirAdvisor.

Europe in Motion

Eviction: Where are tenants most and least protected across Europe?

The eviction of a disabled 87-year-old woman in Madrid from a flat she lived in for 70 years has sparked outrage and comparisons of renter rights across the continent.

Culture news

Shakira begins Madrid residency with strong 'she-wolf' pack support

The Colombian pop star returns to Spain after eight years with a 12-show residency in Madrid, celebrating Latin culture and turning a chapter of her life into a spectacle of music, freedom and empowerment.

Europe News

Macron backs Spain over Ceuta migration crisis and urges firm EU action

Sánchez and Macron back cooperation between Spain and France and call for greater EU unity on migration, economic and geopolitical issues, despite the Spanish Senate's rejection of the bilateral Friendship Treaty.

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Europe News

Spain to investigate claims soldiers tortured migrants in Ceuta

Amnesty International says it has documented beatings, humiliations, summary expulsions and racial profiling in Ceuta and the Spanish government has ordered the military to identify any individuals potentially responsible.

Health news

Mental health under strain: Spain lags Europe in access to psychologists

With six clinical psychologists per 100,000 people, against nearly 18 in Europe, regular therapy in Spain is out of reach for many; the alternative is costly private care.

Tech News

Spanish company Sateliot to launch five satellites with SpaceX to boost global 5G

Sateliot is launching five satellites with SpaceX on Thursday, taking its constellation to 11. The Draconis mission will double daily passes, halve revisit time and bolster its 5G NTN IoT connectivity service.

Europe News

Evicted 87-year-old Madrid pensioner can return home, says tenants union

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction fuelled protests over Spain’s housing crisis will be able to return to her Madrid home following an agreement with the property owner.

Economy

Inflation in Spain surges to 4.9% in September on higher fuel prices

Inflation in Spain climbed 0.6% in September to 4.9%, driven by higher fuel prices, lubricants and package holidays. Core inflation rose 0.2% to 3.1%.

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Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests

Housing activists have occupied a Madrid government office as anger over evictions and rising rents continues to grow across Spain.

Economy

Spain's housing crisis: Key issues behind Maricarmen protests

The eviction of Maricarmen has prompted thousands to take to the streets and reignited a debate on housing access in Spain as prices soar and supply lags behind.

Europe News

Spain protesters vow to continue sit-in against rising housing costs

The demonstrators set up around 100 tents in the capital's busy Puerta del Sol square after tens of thousands took to the streets on Saturday to demand action to lower housing costs and protect tenants.

Europe News

Protesters camp in Madrid as housing crisis sparks anger

Protesters have been camping in central Madrid for a second day, calling on Spain’s government to take action over the country’s housing crisis. The demonstration was sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home.

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Watch: mass Madrid protests over Maricarmen eviction and housing crisis

Protesters in Madrid have spent a second night camping in Puerta del Sol, turning the capital’s main square into a makeshift housing protest camp after the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal, widely known as “Maricarmen”.

Europe News

Sánchez vows housing decree amid outrage over Maricarmen eviction

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to approve a housing decree on Tuesday following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from her home of 70 years, as protesters camp in Madrid's Puerta del Sol demanding stronger protections against evictions.

Europe News

'A theft from citizens': Spain hits 1,000 days without a new budget

The Spanish Ministry of Finance insists that a budget will soon be put forward for 2027. "We are confident it will be approved and we are not contemplating any other scenario," sources told Euronews.

Design

How 21st-century glue is helping to finish Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece

An innovative modular construction system and 24 tonnes of structural adhesive have dramatically accelerated work on Gaudí's Sagrada Familia. More than 140 years after construction began, the Barcelona basilica is reaching one of the defining milestones in its extraordinary history.

Europe News

Protests erupt in Granada after eviction of 87-year-old woman in Madrid

Protesters gathered in Granada in support of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after she was evicted from her Madrid apartment.

Earth News

A national project: What green hydrogen is and why Spain is backing it

Spain hopes to become Europe's green hydrogen leader, backed by its renewable resources. What is it, what is it for and what hurdles lie ahead?

Europe News

Mystery death of Catalan architect Josep Juanpere: partner held, key witness in coma

Nine months after architect Josep Juanpere died in Baqueira, police have arrested his partner; the nephew who found the body is in a coma and the first autopsy showed no signs of violence.